Ashley James says comments made by Shaun Bailey about Carol Vorderman made her “blood boil” as she discussed the incident on This Morning.
The ex-Tory mayoral candidate, who was given a life peerage by Boris Johnson in his 2022 resignation honours list, took aim at the former Countdown star on GB News, saying:
“Carol Vorderman tries to be a serious political commentator. But if you look at her on Instagram it’s all pictures of her bum(s) and her boobs.
“She can’t be both.”
The comments have provoked a widespread backlash, with calls for the Tory peer to be removed from the House of Lords voiced.
Discussing the matter on This Morning, Ashley James also let her thoughts known, saying the comments made her “blood boil” as she jumped to the defence of Vorderman.
“I feel like this plays into this horribly outdated stereotype of brains and beauty, a woman can’t be both because how dare we be attracted to a woman and take her seriously”, she said.
Watch the comments in full below:
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